Great article, and WOW. A comment on related article on ArsTechnical had something interesting to say: Why government regulations are always talked about as a Bad Thing, without being vocally and vociferously challenged by others amazes me. Many of these regulations are written in blood, or were put in place by deep thoughtful consideration by […]

Bitcoin is a fascinating concept with lots of problems in practice: it's an environmental disaster, it leaves owners completely unprotected from being ripped off, and it is almost exclusively used for questionable things. This is an example where Bitcoin is used effectively to survive in the midst of a completely collapsed economy. It is incredibly […]

The original HoloLens was flawed. But it was still a glimpse at the future. Version 2 allegedly improves on most of the shortcomings of the original. Hopefully I get a chance to play with it soon. — Permalink

This is a completely impractical, unaffordable, probably crappy product. But it has a very high cool factor and I'm a sucker for gadgets. So in my book this is one of the coolest gadgets available today. — Permalink

At that point, the days when American Jews can live comfortably within the Democratic fold will be numbered. Do not underestimate the capacity of Democrats to self-sabotage ahead of the 2020 elections. — Permalink